Ok, One for recovered patients....... I don’t start too many threads anymore but this idea came up while I was responding to an e-mail.
For full fusion patients that were operated on more than 1 year ago. How do you feel you “adapted to your limited mobility” on a 1-10 scale? 1 would mean that you didn’t adapt well and are totally struggling with it, 10 would mean that you are as pleased as you can be with your mobility given the circumstances. Patients that are healed have stopped bumping their heads in the car by now so you can understand why this pertains to patients that are basically done with their recoveries. (1 year or more)
Please state if you wore a brace at any point because I believe that this does help “expectations” of limited mobility after a full fusion.
Don’t worry about how many levels, just state what levels are fused if you answer. This is more about mobility, not about pain levels.
People ask me what its like having a full fusion all the time and I just feel that this thread would be a good resource for those considering this route.
Thx
Ed
For full fusion patients that were operated on more than 1 year ago. How do you feel you “adapted to your limited mobility” on a 1-10 scale? 1 would mean that you didn’t adapt well and are totally struggling with it, 10 would mean that you are as pleased as you can be with your mobility given the circumstances. Patients that are healed have stopped bumping their heads in the car by now so you can understand why this pertains to patients that are basically done with their recoveries. (1 year or more)
Please state if you wore a brace at any point because I believe that this does help “expectations” of limited mobility after a full fusion.
Don’t worry about how many levels, just state what levels are fused if you answer. This is more about mobility, not about pain levels.
People ask me what its like having a full fusion all the time and I just feel that this thread would be a good resource for those considering this route.
Thx
Ed
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